Although the map has been finished for some time, I kept it locked down because I wanted to have a little bit of exclusivity and the ability to fix any major issues in the map that I may not have seen previously.

You are now able to download the map by clicking "Download Minecraft World" about mid-way down the webpage here:

As the title says im having issues importing this map. I put the Dayz folder in C:\Users\Chris\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MinecraftUWP_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\games\com.mojang\minecraftWorlds\Dayz
and initially I see the map selectable. When it loads its just some small island and a little bit of water. Any ideas what I did wrong?

As the title says, I will be shutting the server down on September 15th, 2017. I have the map and plugins all backed up which could be used again some day, or distributed.

This project was always about the map, and I was perfectly okay with having no server for it at all while working on it. That being said, I tried it out, learned some new skills, and had a blast developing it as well as playing with you all. Hell, I didn't even really expect more than five people to play.

Things definitely kicked off at one point which brought some new life to the server as it was reaching peaks of 35 players. Which was awesome! But, that slowly dwindled down to 10, then 5, and now an average of 0.

Despite the advertising efforts, I haven't really seen growth, only decline. As much as I would love to keep things going, I don't think it is worth the time and money.

The map, which I released in a different post, is out there. Who knows what people will do with it. Maybe another DayZ-like server? I'm curious to see what happens.

I want to thank all of you for your support while I worked to finish this. I appreciate any and all who played on the server, and wish you all the best!

Today I got a saddle, found a horse, relogged got a "group" error my horse is gone after 2 minutes riding... hope this will be fixed. its so much fun shooting the zombie/infected in minecraft, very nice map.

Hey everyone! Added a few guns today as well as some ammunition and a few minor changes:

List of Guns Added:

Mosin Nagant + Mosin Nagant Ammo

Double-Barreled Shotgun

Lee Enfield + Lee Enfield Ammo

Remington 870

Bizon PP 19 + Bizon Mag

M14

AKS-74U

M16A2

M24

UMP45

Minor Changes:

Loot chests no longer say when they are respawning. They still respawn after X amount of time, regardless of whether or not you leave items in the chests.

Removed "murders" on statistics bar to hopefully make people less inclined to pull the trigger to pad their "kill score".

Guns no longer make smoke particles on you.

Later tonight I will be removing bullet drop from a lot of weapons. This will make things much better.

Thank you everyone for your continued support!

I hate posting things like this but if you would like to donate directly, use https://www.paypal.me/McZServer. If you would like to donate and receive perks in-game, use the command /donate. All funds received will go directly to the upkeep of the server and allows expansion to more servers if ever needed. :)

In DayZ SA ghillie provides useful camouflage but leaves the player almost completely vulnerable to bullet & melee attacks; it also becomes 'ruined' within a few hits. Perhaps the current diamond armor ghillie can be balanced by changing it to a lower tier like gold to offer the wearer less protection and durability while still keeping them hidden. Diamond armor can still remain in the game, with the chestplate functioning as a plate carrier vest, etc.

You can find every crafting material in Industrial and ToolShed locations, as well as at an increased rate compared to other locations. All other loot tables do not drop ToolBoxes, Metal Wire, or Netting.

Additions:

Crafting System implemented. You can craft quite a few items.

Kill animals for a chance to get leather / pelts / raw food. Kill animals with a combat knife for 100% drop rate of both pelts and raw food.

Collect firewood with a hatchet from trees in the wilderness. Craft a campfire to cook the raw food obtained from animals.

Craft a tent which can be placed in a location of your choosing out in the wilderness. You can store up to 18 items in these tents. Any tents which are left empty will be removed upon server restart. Tents with items in them will not be reset.

Crafting:

Preface: Crafting is very new and might be a bit confusing. At the moment it requires a specific shape to the recipe. In the future I hope to change this so that any shape is valid. Each component has a description of "X + Y -> Z" so you should have an idea on how it works. Hopefully it's easy enough to get used to for now.

Combine a toolbox, nails, and metal wire to create barbed wire. Combine two barbed wire to create a Wire Fencing Kit. Can be used as a blockade. Damages players who walk through it. Removed with Crowbars that have >50% durability.

Combine firewood with rags or paper to obtain a campfire, which is used to cook raw food from animals. Cooked Steak and Chicken restore 1200 blood (3 hearts) versus all other food items which only restore 400 blood (1 heart).

Tear apart books into paper. Combine paper with firewood or combine four pieces of paper to create a book and quill (used as notes to leave for other players to find).

Combine a Sewing Kit, Rope, and two Tanned Leather to create a Tent Component.

Combine Four Tent Components to create a Tent.

Thank you everyone for your continued feedback! I've been a bit busy lately but hope to get back into advertising now that I feel the server is getting in a better spot.

So i have about 6 hours on the server so I'm just gonna give my initial feedback.

Silenced weapons aren't remotely silenced. I have used m9sd and m4a1ccosd m9 is kinda quite but m4 might as well not be surrpressed at all. Yeah the zombies don't hear it but half the time I fired an akm 5 feet from them they didn't notice

You can't activate anything with an item in hand. If carrying a firearm doors and chests refuse to work if carrying any consumable you use it when you activate doors and chests. Only use free hands and melee weapons to activate objects. I can't tell you how many grenades I've thrown at my feet or how many bandages I've wasted.

Figure out a damn reload button. I tried every button on my keyboard. Nothing will reload a primary weapon and right click reloads pistols. On that note stop throwing away half mags. I like to keep my gun loaded but more times than not I have a half or less filled mag cuz I don't wanna waste the ammo.

Fix scopes. My ak101 with sniper scope had like a 2x zoom while my m4cco can't zoom at all even with a big boxy scope on top.

Change frag throw distance. I'm a grown man I should be able to throw more than 10 feet.

Food either needs to heal more health or you need to increase rate of blood bag drops. I almost died and had to eat everything I found for 2 hours and I didn't even get back to half health. On that note make blood bags so you can use them on yourself. Server stays very quite and the people that are playing are bandits so solo players like me are sol

I'll think of more as I play

Thanks for the mod I'm really enjoying it but there are a few issues. Keep up the good work

Hello everyone! Going to start beta a bit early since things are running quite smoothly in alpha so far!

As for the time? You can expect to be able to join the server around 2:00PM PST / 4:00PM CST / 5:00PM EST. The server will be up continuously, and you will be allowed to play at any time you wish after beta begins.

Feel free to join the discord server if you want to talk to other testers, form a group, or so on! Being in discord is NOT required, but it's always fun to listen and chat with others.

The server IP will be as follows. Feel free to add it to your server list. If 1 to 3 players are online before the start of beta, that is most likely alpha testers or myself checking on a few things.

Server IP: play.mcraftz.com

If you signed up for the beta between the posting of the sign-up sheet and the time of beta opening, you are allowed to participate! If the beta begins and you are unable to join, even though you signed up within the acceptable time-frame, please private message me on Reddit, or type @Staff I need to be whitelisted! in the Discord server to get someone's attention to whitelist you.

Of course, things might be a bit buggy but that is expected. Some things are still not complete. I have gotten the basis of the game functioning quite well, which is why I decided to open up testing!

Also, I haven't gotten the chance to do a larger load of players so this will be a good gauge of how many players a server should hold.

Please Note:
The gameplay is almost EXACTLY like that of Arma II's DayZ Mod. If you have played that, you will know pretty much everything about MCZ.

If you have not played the DayZ mod, I have provided you with items which give you information on gameplay when you spawn in. They don't go super in-depth, but give the basics.

A big thing that you need to be aware of is the anti-duplication function. Your inventory GUI will have specific slots for primary weapons, secondary weapons, melee weapons, primary ammunition, secondary ammunition, and general slots.

You can shift-click items into and out of your inventory when looting chests. This will drop the items in the proper inventory slots. I recommend this method when wanting to loot/drop off items.

Do not attempt to place items in the improper slots. They will disappear. I have this implemented because I have tried many methods which cause duplication glitches if this does not happen (due to desync between the player's client and the server).

That all being said, I hope to see some of you tomorrow! It's going to be a blast!

Hey everyone! Just wanted to update you all because May 31st has arrived which was my projected finish date. While I did finish the map, I am still in the process of coding the plugin for the server. As for how it's going? Quite well!

Things are progressing smoothly and I have a few basic features implemented already. Once I have a fair amount of features added, I will be opening up the server for a closed beta.

Check back occasionally and I will most likely post a beta sign-up document. Thank you everyone! I hope to see you all soon.